Last week, I visited my little sister, who just had a baby. She named the baby Abigail! …and even though that’s my pen name, and my sister had technically forgotten about it, I’m telling everyone the baby was subconsciously named…
(Don’t you love all the car tracks in the above ultra-authentic camel photo I didn’t take?) I once shared the gospel with a group of burly Arab camel tour guides whose camel bit me on the leg. (It’s okay. You…
How can we cultivate the headspace and heartspace to share our faith in a world where there so much is against us? Popular opinion, our own flaws, entire governments… not necessarily in that order… I don’t have answers. Mainly I…
My friend Lars likes to bring fun things with him wherever he goes. Sometimes, it’s a hammock. Other times, it’s a slackline. In case you haven’t seen slackliners practicing at your local park, this modern sport is similar to tightrope…
A few weeks ago, I was talking with a Muslim friend about her beliefs. “How do you know XYZ is true?” I asked. She stared at me for a moment. “Because the Quran says it’s true.” “How do you know…
In college, I had a jogging partner, a compassionate, deep-thinking woman with a generous smile. She also had a really messy apartment. Dishes piled up, laundry strewn about, houseplants gasping their last desperate breath. (Thank you, Anne Lamott.) For years,…
Me and My Makeup Makeup is artistic and self-expressive and fun. But even though I want to be artistic and self-expressive and fun, I don’t wear it – not anymore. My relationship with makeup began in my cool, stylish grandma’s…
My Biggest Weakness I’ve painted multi-scene murals and written custom wedding songs and coordinated an entire month of themed events. I’ve written Christmas plays that made me cry. But–and I’m going to be vulnerable here–having dinner on the table at the same…
n the last couple of posts, I shared about staying in a neighborhood with bullies. That experience helped us learn to follow God’s lead even when it didn’t make sense and gave my children and me the chance to practice https://abigailfollows.com/the-thing-i-forgot/ At the…
The Thing I Forgot God called us to stay in a situation where my children were bullied. But I determined to do all I could to change that situation. Joshua and I urged our kids to be helpful and kind and to…